1 hurt in car-train collision

One male victim was hurt when a train and car collided in Park Forest this afternoon, authorities said.

The crash occurred at the Canadian National railroad crossing on Western Avenue north of 26th Street, according to a Park Forest police report.

The driver of the car, a male Park Forest resident whose identity and age were not released, was traveling northbound on Western Avenue when he collided with a westbound train pulling two cars, police said.

The driver was taken to St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields but his injuries were not considered life-threatening, authorities said.

According to Canadian National spokesman Patrick Waldron, the train was moving through the crossing when the car struck the side of the locomotive. The crossing gate lights were working, Waldron said.

The cause of the crash was unknown and authorities could not provide additional information as of 5:40 p.m.